Commentary
Ten years ago Illinois abolished the death penalty. These people helped make it happen.
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Seven people who advocated for the end of capital punishment reflect on the movement that led Illinois to abolish the death penalty in 2011.
Commentary
The silver lining in Rauner’s death penalty cloud
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While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to restore the death penalty is a terrible idea for Illinois, the silver lining is that the proposal would be a step in the right direction for 31 states that still employ the practice.
News
DNA disproves evidence used to convict two in 1986 Chicago murder, lawyers say
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Recent DNA testing supports the contention of inmates Curtis Croft and Demetrius Henderson that they have spent years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, a newly-filed petition states.
Projects
Pattern of misstated facts found in opinions of renowned U.S. Judge Easterbrook
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When respected law professor Albert Alschuler said renowned federal appeals court judge Frank Easterbrook engaged in “eight whoppers” in a high-profile case, Injustice Watch undertook a review of the judge’s other cases. The result: A pattern of misrepresenting facts: Misstatements, omissions and wrong assumptions.
News
Rob Warden describes his path to leader for criminal justice reform
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As a young man, the death penalty may have seemed just desserts. But Rob Warden would grow to help lead a movement to not only end the death penalty but minimize the risk of miscarriages of justice.